I've come across this a few times, that luxury travellers are moving off-season because of 'sustainability' concerns, but my sense is that people just don't want to visit overcrowded destinations—are folks really travelling off-peak to prevent over-tourism? Or to avoid it? https://openjaw.com/newsroom/retail/2026/05/13/virtuoso-says-advisors-are-key-to-reducing-peak-season-crowding/
So, who's staying close to home this summer?
Canadian here, travelling to EU this summer, and I'm wondering what travel insurance actually covers flight disruptions related to fuel shortages. It's kind of confusing, because no flights have actually been cancelled yet, at least not directly because they didn't have fuel. This article says CAA (https://openjaw.com/newsroom/travel-alerts/2026/05/08/manulife-now-considers-jet-fuel-shortage-a-known-event/) offers it, but I can can't find any others. Suggestions?
New to the field and totally independent, but I keep seeing other advisors attending events and working in networks (https://openjaw.com/newsroom/2026/05/07/ensemble-awards-wrap-on-high-note-as-horizons-takes-to-sea-for-2027/ for example), but I don't know if they actually help build a client base. What are people's experiences with this?
I'm planning a trip to Finland and would like to take advantage of Finnair's new direct flights from Toronto, Canada. But I'm worried that if I go in the summer (second week of August), it will be overcrowded. I'm OK to travel in winter, but there are fewer direct flights. So really, my question is, how busy is Finland in August? Should I wait to visit?
Wondering about the best way for an independent traveller to get from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara and back. If it's simple, I'd break up my trip with the visit to the capital, but if it's a pain in the neck, maybe tack in onto the end? Has anyone done this? Was it worth it? It seems like a long hike, but there are some great museums I want to see.
Is anyone planning to fly direct into MSC Cruises' new homeport this fall? I think it opens in November ... I was going to leave via the US, but with everything going on, I feel like it might be better to change things. Curious if anyone has booked this yet.
Ok, I was never good at math, but somehow I didn't realize 900 metres was basically one kilometre until I read this headline. Is this really possible? I don't understand how you can just add a whole kilometre to an island—and not impact everything else around it. https://openjaw.com/newsroom/airline/2026/04/28/nearly-kilometre-long-landmass-expansion-eyed-for-billy-bishop-under-ford-plan/